Details of Trustees and Members who have served at any point over the twelve months ended 15th January 2021
Trustees
Date of Current Date Appointed Relevant business and pecuniary Current Trust Board committee Full name of Trustee appointment term stepped by interests declared membership and role(s) down Kevin Addington 1.2.2018 4 years - Members Nil Chair of Core Offer and Growth Committee Member of Finance and Audit Committee
Link Trustee for The Emmbrook School
Andrew Beckett 1.2.2018 4 years - Members Northern Europe Application Engineering Chair of Trustees Group Director for Cadence Design Systems Limited, a provider of electronic design Member of Core Offer and Growth, Finance automation software and services and Audit and School Improvement Committees Wife, Helen Beckett, employed as school librarian (part time) at Nine Mile Ride School Data Protection Trustee
Nicola Brown 1.2.2018 4 years - Members Son employed as member of school facilities Vice Chair of School Improvement Committee team at St Crispin’s School Member of Human Resources Committee
Safeguarding Trustee
Link Trustee for Wescott Infant School
Julian Bushell 1.2.2018 4 years - Members Manager of Wokingham Secondary Chair of School Improvement Committee Federation, a group of schools working in Member of Core Offer and Growth Committee partnership to offer teacher training places through School Direct to graduates Link Trustee for Westende Junior School
Associate in Partners in Excellence (PiXL)
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Trustee of Willow House Hospital Education School, Wokingham
Peter Collins 26.3.2020 4 years - Members Headteacher and ex officio governor of Slough Member of Core Offer and Growth and School and Eton Church of England Business and Improvement Committees Enterprise College
Governor at The Emmbrook School, Wokingham
David Day 1.2.2018 4 years - Members Nil Chair of Human Resources Committee Member of Finance and Audit Committee
Link Trustee for St Crispin’s School
Anne Haycocks 1.2.2018 4 years - Members Nil Vice Chair of Human Resources Committee Member of School Improvement Committee
SEND Trustee
Link Trustee for Nine Mile Ride School
Paul Miller 1.2.2018 4 years - Members Employee of White Consultants Limited and Vice Chair of Trustees partner in Acroatics Limited, both companies being providers of business and management Chair of Finance and Audit Committee consultancy support to private, public and 3rd Member of Human Resources Committee sector organisations including schools, academies and multi-academy trusts Pupil Premium Trustee
Shareholder and director of WCL Alumni Link Trustee for Shinfield Infant and Nursery Limited, a provider of alumni contact and School communications and career advice to former students of Further Education colleges, and of WCL (UK) Limited, a provider (approved by the Department for Education) of framework procurement service for ICT equipment and
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services to the public (including education) sector
Chair of Wokingham Borough Council Schools’ Forum
Member of the Association of Cost and Management Accountants (ACMA)
Lee Smith 1.2.2018 4 years - Members Nil Vice Chair of Finance and Audit and Core Offer and Growth Committees
Health and Safety Trustee
David Walker 26.3.2020 4 years - Members Nil Member of Human Resources and School Improvement Committees
Ginny Rhodes 1.2.2018 - 26.3.2020 Members Executive Headteacher of The Circle Trust and N/A substantive Headteacher of St Crispin’s School
Governor at Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire
Associate in Partners in Excellence (PiXL)
Member of Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)
Ginny Rhodes is the substantive Headteacher of St Crispin’s School and also the Executive Headteacher and Accounting Officer of The Circle Trust and as such has declared the relevant business and pecuniary interests stated above.
Ginny Rhodes and Debra Briault, the Trust’s Chief Operating and Finance Officer, each currently serve as non-voting members of the Finance and Audit and Human Resources Committees of the Board of Trustees. In addition, Ms Rhodes serves as a non-voting member of the School Improvement Committee.
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Members
Date of Date stepped Relevant business and pecuniary interests declared Full name of Member appointment down Andrew Beckett 25.10.2017 - Northern Europe Application Engineering Group Director for Cadence Design Systems Limited, a provider of electronic design automation software and services
His wife, Helen Beckett, is employed as school librarian (part time) at Nine Mile Ride School
Jonathan Davis 25.10.2017 - Trustee of Kerith Community Church, Reading Family Church and Oakwood Youth Challenge, a Christian conference and activity centre in Wokingham
Aileen Feeney 24.6.2019 - Non-executive director of Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and trustee of Oakleaf Enterprise, a mental health charity based in Guildford
Paul Jeffery 25.10.2017 - Nil
Geoffrey Wilde 25.10.2017 9.1.2021 His daughter, Jenny Griggs, serves as a local advisor at St Crispin’s School (Chair of Members)
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